Ho-yeon Jung is actually a model, her first appearance as an actress in the Netflix series "Squid Game" was a great success for her.
“Squid Game” is currently the series that Netflix * users are talking about.
The exciting thriller from South Korea has made waves around the world and viewers are wondering whether there will be a second season of “Squid Game” *.
Meanwhile, the actors and actresses in the series are now also enjoying greater prominence outside of South Korea.
The international audience was particularly impressed by one actress.
Ho-yeon Jung, who portrays Kang Sae-byeok (player 067) in the series, is now the Korean actress with the most followers on Instagram.
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"Squid Game" actress now has over 20 million Instagram followers
The 27-year-old had around 400,000 followers before the Netflix series debuted.
Ho-yeon Jung now has
over 22 million Instagram subscribers
.
This is particularly noteworthy as she can be seen in a supporting role in "Squid Game".
As the North Korean defector Park Hae-soo, Ho-yeon Jung won the hearts of fans in her very first acting role.
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Jung actually works full-time as a
model
. As a result, she already had a certain level of awareness before her acting debut. She prepared hard for her role as a pickpocket. “I've seen a lot of documentaries about North Korean defectors. I also practiced speaking with a North Korean accent with a teacher and learned a lot, ”Jung told a Korean magazine (via
Hypebeast
).
At first she found it even more difficult
,
to take on the role
, but she could identify with Sae-byeok: “I think I could accept Sae-byeok without much difficulty because I am similar to her.
In 2016 I left Korea to pursue my modeling career abroad and I spent a lot of time alone. ”So Ho-yeon Jung knows the feeling of loneliness very well.
“Squid Game” will certainly not be the last production for which Ho-yeon Jung was hired.
Whether it will be seen in a second season of the Netflix series is currently unclear, as even the "Squid Game" creator currently has no concrete plans for a sequel.
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